Just rewind it back on BBC1. They didn't mention a video link, someone was in the room on his behalf.

He has just been incredibly unlucky in that his successes have happened during a period of sporting excellence in this county, the likes of which might not be seen for a while (hopefully I am wrong, and we continue to be hugely successful).

I just find it funny when they talk about a great role model Giggs gets talked about without that even coming up!

Rooney has a one night stand and his reputation goes down the pan...

I think somebody said he needs to win the Marathon and two more gold medals at next years World Championship to have a chance

I fully agree with you here, so many excellent sporting people have not even got close to being nominated, so not winning it is no shame on him, similar questions could be asked for example in regards to Hannah Cockcroft, what more does she have to do to win it?

Oh sorry I thought you meant in the room with him like Lennox.

Linford Christie won in 1992 despite being born in Jamaica.

He will never win as according to many he is not truly British. A lot of people post this online. The same with Froome.

I still don't think he'd win even then. There'd be someone who'd pop up with another achievement like Nick Skelton (!) and pip him to it again.

From comments I read online, a lot of people say Mo is not British for some reason.

Obviously I don't know the answer to that, no one does, but perhaps he's just not very popular as a person?

Anyone who admires what he's achieved, maybe they just don't like him much as a person? I seem to vaguely remember there was some negative publicity about him after the London Olympics when he got something like £250,000 for running half a marathon or something? I think it was a whole marathon but he only ran half of it ..? And there were things about him doing anything for money ... ? I remember he ran some race earlier this year and on the radio they were on about that, about some of the things he's done for the money not going down well ... something like that, I was only half listening!

Might have nothing to do with that, of course.

I think with Hannah Cockcroft you have to say

Will a Paralympian ever win Sports Personality

I doubt Andy would have won had he retained his Olympic gold but not won Wimbledon or become world number 1. Alistair's was also for the attention he got in the world series; the Olympics alone would not have put him in the public consciousness to that extent.

Andy Murray could have his legs cut off.

It is a non Olympic and Paralympic year next year, so if he has another great year, then I don't see why he couldn't be in the running (pardon the pun) once again.

Oh but Michael Phelps can win Life achievement even though he has two drink driving offences

He was born in Somalia, apparently. Moved here when he was 8.

I thought he looked a bit like a ferret


First 5 months of 2016


The Tofu games


How so ?


But not as humble as me


Yes. He was not good





Not in 2016


1. He needs to turn up
2. He needs to win Wimbledon
3. Jessica Ennis has never won, but she should have done.

I known. That seems to turn people against him for some weird reason.

Can't see Mo ever winning while Andy is still being successful on the court. Tennis is a massively high profile sport which puts him in the limelight and it's fairly obvious he is very popular nowadays.

Maybe if Mo win's something against the odds when he's nearing retirement etc then he may have a good chance.

Ah, well, there y'go. Michael must be very likeable!

But the public don't vote for Lifetime Achievement.

I would hope that one day someone would, as their achievements are certainly not any less impressive than those from the Olympics.


This particular debate has gone around in circles for a good few weeks now, I think if he had retained his gold and finished as number one, but not won Wimbledon, then he would still have won the award.

Ali got nominated primarily for his success in the Olympics, his huge success away from the Olympics just added to how great of year he had.

Was that the same age of Linford Christie when he left Jamaica and moved here

Final full results:

1. Andy Murray - 247,419
2. Alistair Brownlee - 121,665
3. Nick Skelton - 109,197
4. Mo Farah - 54,476
5. Sophie Christiansen - 37,284
6. Kate Richardson-Walsh - 34,604
7. Max Whitlock - 32,858
8. Laura Kenny - 31,781
9. Jamie Vardy - 25,020
10. Jason Kenny - 12,376
11. Adam Peaty - 11,129
12. Gareth Bale - 10,786
13. Nicola Adams - 7,812
14. Kadeena Cox - 5,574
15. Dame Sarah Storey - 3,580
16. Danny Willett - 2,227

The vote totals are on the BBC website.